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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Baía de Cascais (Praia do Peixe)

7 December, 2024

Team Leader
Teresa Vale
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
203 kgs (estimated)

38.696682493087, -9.4191748414632

Survey Information

Location Name
Baía de Cascais (Praia do Peixe)
Organization/Dive Centre
Associação Juvenil Claro/ Clube Naval de Cascais
City
Cascais
Country
Portugal
Date
7 December, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.696682493087
Longitude: -9.4191748414632
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
4693.74 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 47
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 22
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 40
Strapping Bands (plastic) 9
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 11
Beverage Bottles (glass) 46
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 23
Cars & Car Parts 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 7
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 7
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Clothing 9
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 8
other materials collected
Hose 1
Rain Hat cover 1
Band-Aid 2
Paint Brush 1
Anchor 2
Fishing: traps & pots (plastic) 14
Wipes 33
Bicycle 1
Cargo Cart 1
Lid from Trash Bin 1
Sunglass lens 1
Pads 2
Cards (plastic) 2

Part of the debris was weighed (we measured 103kg) but the rest was estimated.

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